Hampshire and Isle of Wight

BEAULIEU

The small towers, at the corners of a dry moat around a courtyard, were part of John the 2nd Duke of Montagu's remodelling of Palace House at Beaulieu from 1709 onwards.

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Clock House

A sign reads:

'Originally the entrance for visitors to Beaulieu Abbey, where alms were given out to the poor in the form of food and clothing, a village clock had been added by 1737.

The present clock and tower were installed in 1885.'

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Monks Well

Monks Well is a late 13th century wellhouse at Hill Top which supplied Beaulieu Abbey with water.

In the 18th century, the Duke of Montagu had the well connected to supply the village using hollow tree trunks. This supply continued until after the Second World War.

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Dukes Bath Cottage

The thatched cottage at Bucklers Hard was built in 1760 for Lord Brudnell, the invalid son of the third Duke of Montagu.

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Burrard-Neale Monument

The Egyptian-style obelisk was designed by G. Draper of Chichester and was built in 1840 by G. Banks. It is a memorial to Admiral Sir Harry Burrard-Neale (1765- 1840) of Walhampton, MP for Lymington. He was buried at Church of St Thomas, Lymington, from where there is a vista down the High Street that is terminated by the obelisk.

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Water Tower

A water tower was built in the 19th century to match the style of Breamore House.

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Game Larder

There is a game larder at Breamore House.

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Great British Maze

After a competition in the Sunday Times, Ian Leich made the Maze at Braemore House in 1983. It's design is based on the outline of field gates.

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​Miss Bull's Thimble

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Dovecote

Records suggest that the dovecote in St Mary's Churchyard at Broughton was built in 1689, on the site of a 14th century dovecote.

It has 482 nest boxes reached from a ladder.

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Shell House

The Shell House was in Cambridge Street where fishmonger Frederick Attill started to decorate his house with shells when he was 78 in 1916. He spent the next ten years, until his death, covering every part with shells and broken pottery.

It is said that he had been given the house by Queen Victoria for smacking one of her children for being naughty.

From the 1920s to 1970s, visitors did not have to pay an entrance fee but were expected to buy a postcard like the one illustrated.

In the 1990s, the shells were removed, probably because the owners found that visitors were intrusive.

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The Queen's Alcove

An alcove was built in 1869 on the beach near Osborne House for Queen Victoria.

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Albert Barracks

A toy fort was made in about 1860 by Queen Victoria's children who are said to have even made the bricks.

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Swiss Cottage

A Swiss Cottage, in the grounds of Osborne House, was erected in 1853 for a playhouse for Queen Victoria's children.

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Thatched hut

Near to the Swiss Cottage is a thatched hut which was built for Queen Victoria's children.

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Luttrell's Tower

Luttrell's Tower at Eaglehurst was designed by Thomas Sandby in about 1780 for Temple Simon Luttrell, Member of Parliament for Milborne Port. It is thought that he may have used the tower for smuggling goods from the Isle of Wight to Southampton.

In 1912, Marconi used the tower for his wireless experiments.

The tower was altered in the 19th century and restored in about 1978.

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Jackdaw's Castle

In 1733, Berkeley House, Piccadilly, burned down and Corinthian columns were salvaged and used to construct the Greek Temple at Highclere and was therefore named 'Jackdaw's Castle'.

It was built in about 1740 and was possibly designed by Lord Pembroke.

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Temple of Diana

The Temple of Diana was erected at Highclere before 1743. The smooth Ionic columns are said to be from Devonshire House in Piccadilly which was built in 1672 and destroyed by fire in 1733.

The temple was altered in the mid 19th century by Charles Barry and was repaired in 2008.

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Houghton Lodge Grotto

The Grotto at Houghton Lodge was made of flint in the early 19th century and is the doorway from the road into the garden, rather like a postern gate.

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Gothic screen

In Romsey vicarage garden, medieval masonry was salvaged from Romsey Abbey during restoration in the mid 19th century. The 15th century windows were erected to form a screen and a 12th century doorway is incorporated in the garden wall. Five light 15th century windows have also been used.

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Appley Tower

The Appley estate was owned by George Young, a Scottish corn merchant. His house, designed by local architect Thomas Hellyer, was demolished in the 1950s.

In 1872, it was bought by Sir William Hutt who built the Gothic lookout tower in about 1875.

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Palladian Alcove

A reconstruction of a Palladian-style alcove in Gilbert White's garden replaced the original one that had straw doors and was built in 1762.

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Vyne Park Summerhouse

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​The Vyne Lodge

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Pilgrim Fathers Memorial

The Pilgrim Fathers Memorial, erected in 1913, was designed by R. M. Lucas to commemorate the Mayflower and Speedwell sailing from Southampton in 1620. A bronze model of the Mayflower is surmounted on the dome.

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Peterson's Tower

The 220 feet high tower at Sway was built by Andrew Thomas Peterson, who was born in Yorkshire in 1813 and died in London in 1906. It was the first building in Britain to be built of concrete and took from 1879 to 1885 to complete.

Peterson had been a high court judge in India and wanted to introduce Hindu burial customs in England, however he was cremated and his ashes were placed in the tower. He was also influenced by Mrs Girling, a shaker from the New Forest.

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Peterson's Small Tower

WINCHESTER

The City Cross

The City Cross is also known as the High Cross or Butter Cross and dates back to the 15th century.

In 1770, it was sold by the Paving Commissioners to Mr Drummer, but the people of Winchester rioted when he tried to remove it.

It was restored by George Gilbert Scott in 1865.

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King Alfred's Statue

​ The bronze statue of King Alfred, the Saxon King who rebuilt Winchester as his capital, is by Hamo Thornycroft.

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Miz Maze

The extensive Miz Maze is on the top of St Catherine's Hill at Winchester.